turn back the clock and remember: Clark Datchler

You shamelessly, uh, draw upon shyuech's blog for inspiration. It is winter time in The Land of the 3 Cs, and grasshoppers do hibernate. So, no pictures of the world outside, until March 2006 or so. So, what to do? How about digging through one's CD collection and writing the first of a series of short entries about certain singers and their hard to find albums that you consider yourself lucky to own? You are sure shyuech will enjoy this one in particular.

First up: former Johnny Hates Jazz vocalist, Clark Datchler, and his post-JHJ solo album, Raindance. A 1990 release under Virgin Records. You bought it at Chua Joo Huat (Far East Plaza) years ago. You have yet to put up a scan of the album cover, but googling turns up at least two discographies: [1] and [2]. Thanks to info from JHJ/Datchler fan, John Berge, you learn that this is not Datchler's first solo release.

1. the state of play
2. drowning my sorrows
3. crown of thorns
4. close to the edge
5. it's better this way
6. the last emotion
7. raindance
8. heart of hearts
9. true confessions
10. autumn years

Your favorite song from the album is "Crown of Thorns". You think its lyrics resonate quite ironically and eerily with current world affairs:

Holy men talk of hunger
while standing beneath a cross of gold
And there are preachers on the TV
in their thousand dollar suits, who sell your soul
...
To think you died for what you believed in
only to be exploited and used
Now you're supermen from the promised land
just a vision of Hollywood
...
So many countries torn by their idols
Too many prophets screaming for blood
And they only hear what they want to hear
when it comes to God up above